Saint Jean et Saint Paul, France
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For these people who have such arms, I just have this to say: The Tincture Rule exists for a reason! Hire a heraldic artist! You need a professional! Yes, I meant that in more ways than one! Anyone who would ever assume such flagrant violations should be in therapy! And if a professional heraldic artist did design such an autrocity, then that artist should have his licence revoked, and the violating arms should be forcebly tattoed onto his forehead, as a warning to every future client that he is a bad, bad herald! :evil:
But, but, but ... Don’t the French regard green as a metal?
Sometimes?
In days of yore?
Long time gone?
:marine:
Easy Stephen, easy! :rolleyes: 
Stephen R. Hickman;62173 wrote:
For these people who have such arms, I just have this to say: The Tincture Rule exists for a reason! Hire a heraldic artist! You need a professional! Yes, I meant that in more ways than one! Anyone who would ever assume such flagrant violations should be in therapy! And if a professional heraldic artist did design such an autrocity, then that artist should have his licence revoked, and the violating arms should be forcebly tattoed onto his forehead, as a warning to every future client that he is a bad, bad herald! :evil:
Stephen R. Hickman;62173 wrote:
For these people who have such arms, I just have this to say: The Tincture Rule exists for a reason! Hire a heraldic artist! You need a professional! Yes, I meant that in more ways than one! Anyone who would ever assume such flagrant violations should be in therapy! And if a professional heraldic artist did design such an autrocity, then that artist should have his licence revoked, and the violating arms should be forcebly tattoed onto his forehead, as a warning to every future client that he is a bad, bad herald! :evil:
Someone off his meds?
Doug Welsh;62189 wrote:
But, but, but ... Don’t the French regard green as a metal?
Sometimes?
In days of yore?
Long time gone?
:marine:
Maybe it’s oxidized copper.
I apologize if I went too far.
Stephen R. Hickman;62173 wrote:
For these people who have such arms, I just have this to say: The Tincture Rule exists for a reason! Hire a heraldic artist! You need a professional! Yes, I meant that in more ways than one! Anyone who would ever assume such flagrant violations should be in therapy! And if a professional heraldic artist did design such an autrocity, then that artist should have his licence revoked, and the violating arms should be forcebly tattoed onto his forehead, as a warning to every future client that he is a bad, bad herald!
I’ve often expressed similar thoughts, but never with such restraint.
And the same goes for people who weasel around the rule by blazoning a charge as "proper".
Doug Welsh;62189 wrote:
But, but, but ... Don’t the French regard green as a metal? Sometimes? In days of yore? Long time gone?
I’ve heard this stated before, but I think it comes from the badly misnamed "Intelligible Heraldry", the authors of which I have long dismissed as deranged.
Volx, France
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Blazon: de gueules à une crémaillère cousue de sable posée en pal
Be careful, Stephen, these arms might be able to fight back!
Doug Welsh;62189 wrote:
Don’t the French regard green as a metal?
Only when the Verte in question is actually verdigris (CuCl)
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David Pritchard;62230 wrote:
Only when the Verte in question is actually verdigris (CuCl).
CuCl, like most cuprous salts, is actually white. Verdigris can refer to basic copper carbonate (Cu2(OH)2CO3), basic copper chloride (Cu2(OH)2Cl2) or basic copper acetate (Cu2(OH)2(CH3CO2)2), all of which contain the cupric ion (Cu2+) rather than the cuprous ion (Cu+).
We now return to you regularly scheduled thread about heraldry.
There I was, minding my own business, checking out the MB. Next thing I knew, I was back in Ms. Michaels’ 11th Grade Chemistry Class. Life is strange sometimes…:shock:
Auvillar, France. I guess the towers could be blazoned as proper.
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The Count of Atigua. I suppose the peacock could be "proper" as well, and of course, some peacocks have more blue feathers than green, so it could be an artistic interpretaion. I do kind of like this one, though.
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Corbeil-Essonnes, France
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Juvigny le Tertre, France
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Lichères près Aigremont, France
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Let’s call the trees and acorns "proper" and consider the overall achievement as "busy." However, it certainly is uniquie and I have to admit that I kind of like it.